FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

X-SMART

MDR report key: 1833142 · Received September 9, 2010

Report

Report Number
8031010-2010-00120
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 9, 2010
Report Date
August 11, 2010
Manufacturer
DENTSPLY MAILLEFER
Product Code
EKX
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WE
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BECAUSE EVAL OF THE UNIT INVOLVED IS NOT COMPLETE AS OF THIS REPORT AND SINCE SEPARATION OF A FILE COULD NECESSITATE MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO PRECLUDE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO A BODY STRUCTURE OR PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT OF A BODY FUNCTION, IT MUST BE PRESUMED THAT THE DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED AND THAT THE MALFUNCTION WOULD BE LIKELY TO CAUSE/CONTRIBUTE TO A SERIOUS INJURY SHOULD IT RECUR. AS SUCH, THIS EVENT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR REPORTABILITY PER 21 CFR PART 803. THE DEVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVAL, THOUGH HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AS OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN X-SMART ENDO UNIT FAILED TO AUTO-REVERSE PROPERLY, POSSIBLY CAUSING A FILE TO SEPARATE. THE TOOTH WAS EXTRACTED IN THIS CASE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 X-SMART EKX DENTSPLY MAILLEFER

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention